Everyday Chinese Medicine - Tips and Remedies

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URTICARIA (HIVES) & Chinese Medicine

Hives present on the skin as red, itchy welts and are typically the immune system’s reaction to a variety of triggers. These can be food,...

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Farida's TCM

Nov 3
1 min

GOJI BERRIES – the little wonder fruit

Also known as Wolfberries or, if you fancy Latin, lyceum barbarum, they have not been generally available until a few years ago. The Goji...

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Farida's TCM

Oct 19
1 min

HEADACHE and Chinese Medicine

Headaches are one of the most common ailments that can destroy an otherwise beautiful day. Who hasn’t had that sometimes stabbing or puls...

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TINNITUS – when your body blows the whistle on you

Farida's TCM

Sep 29
1 min

TINNITUS – when your body blows the whistle on you

We all have had the occasional ringing in our ears or experienced an imaginary sound that is close to a buzzing or even a roar. People ex...

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Farida's TCM

Sep 22
1 min

EQUINOX and Chinese Medicine

Equinox occurs twice a year, in late March and late September respectively, when days and nights last exactly the same amount of time. Tr...

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Farida's TCM

Sep 7
1 min

INSOMNIA & Chinese Medicine

It can happen that from time to time, we find ourselves unable to sleep. The reasons for lying awake in bed can vary: a heavy and late me...

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Farida's TCM

Aug 31
1 min

HEARTBURN and Chinese Medicine

Heartburn is the burning pain one can get in the upper and mid-chest when stomach acid backs up and irritates the sensitive tissue of the...

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Farida's TCM

Aug 17
1 min

BELL’s PALSY and Chinese Medicine

Bell’s palsy is an acute peripheral facial paralysis where usually only one side of your face becomes stiff or starts to droop. It happen...

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Farida's TCM

Aug 4
1 min

WORRY and Chinese Medicine

Perhaps the most prevalent negative emotion of the moment is worry, or its close relative, anxiety. With increasing uncertainties regardi...

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Farida's TCM

Jul 27
1 min

STRESS and Chinese Medicine

Stress is the body’s reaction to a perceived threat. It can be of a physical nature, but also be mental stress. The aggressive-looking an...

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Farida's TCM

Jul 19
1 min

EARLY PERIODS and Chinese Medicine

Recurring early periods are not only a nuisance, they can also weaken the body by increasing the average blood loss above regular levels....

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Farida's TCM

Jul 6
1 min

Chinese Medicine and the KIDNEYS

Every season of the year has its dominant Yin and Yang organ. Winter houses the Kidney and the Bladder. The Kidney is a special element i...

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Farida's TCM

Jun 29
1 min

Acupuncture and the COMMON COLD

Our grandmothers always insisted on two things to keep us warm: 1- ‘Don’t sit on that cold bench!!’ (especially girls) 2- ‘At least put a...

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Farida's TCM

Jun 21
1 min

WINTER SOLSTICE & Chinese Medicine

21st of June in the Southern Hemisphere … we have reached the deepest point of winter, the shortest day of the year. From now on, the day...

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Farida's TCM

Jun 15
1 min

Cold weather – Achy Joints?

Many people suffer from joint pain that deteriorates during the colder months of the year. Cold stops Qi (Energy) and Blood from moving f...

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Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) pain and Acupuncture

Farida's TCM

May 30
1 min

Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) pain and Acupuncture

The TMJ links our jaw to our head. Those two small joints carry a huge responsibility, being involved in chewing, speaking and really any...

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Farida's TCM

May 18
1 min

MALE INFERTILITY and Chinese Medicine

When a couple tries to get pregnant without success, male infertility can sometimes become the elephant in the room. Modern medicine is v...

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Yin and Yang .. living together in harmony .. or do they?

Farida's TCM

May 1
2 min

Yin and Yang .. living together in harmony .. or do they?

The concept of Yin and Yang is ancient but used a lot in our society because it can be applied (sometimes incorrectly) to so many differe...

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Farida's TCM

Apr 29
1 min

PLANTAR FASCIITIS & Acupuncture

Plantar fasciitis is often the diagnosis when your heel gives you grief, especially early in the mornings just after getting up and when ...

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Farida's TCM

Apr 18
1 min

Chinese Medicine and MIGRAINE

In Western Medicine, Migraine is considered to be a neurological disorder that usually causes a one-sided throbbing/ pulsating headache l...

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